Chapter 145: Installing and Running, Heading to the Borderlands, Super Creatures - Dragon Mother, Mi

Chapter 145: Installing and Running, Heading to the Borderlands, Super Creatures - Dragon Mother, Million Dragon Horde! (4K)



"The winner... has been decided!"

"Once again, Xue Jing showcases his unfathomable and terrifying strength. Despite his opponent, Gu Hongding, being clad in iron armor, he chose to forgo weapons and fought with his bare hands, defeating him with a single punch!"

The commentator's excited voice reverberated throughout the arena.

As the words rang out, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

"Whoa, what's that? A dragon? Did I just see a dragon?"

"That's an aura! Only martial artists with extremely high cultivation can manifest such tangible qi. For professional martial artists to advance to the sixth level, the manifestation of this visible and substantial qi is one of the requirements!"

"How old is he? There's a sixth-level professional martial artist in the U19 competition, and I don't think there's any record of that in the Outer Ring!"

"Manifesting substantial qi is just one of the requirements for reaching the sixth level. It doesn't mean that anyone who can do it is automatically a sixth-level practitioner, but I estimate that his strength, even if not at the sixth level, is pretty close!"

"Now, this is what you call a genius! The male lead of the novel is right before my eyes..."

"After watching the previous match, I thought he specialized in swordsmanship, but his hand-to-hand combat skills are equally outrageous. What exactly is the Canglong style?"

"Oh my god!!! Hubby!!!"

The audience erupted into enthusiastic discussions, nearly everyone caught up in the excitement of the match.

In the spectator area, Yin Muhu glanced down at the diminutive Du Mingluan:

"What do you think?"

Du Mingluan, expressionless: "It's just soft strength. I can do it too."

Yin Muhu glanced at the shattered arena and stroked his muscular, knotty arm, rubbing his chin thoughtfully: "Heh."

Du Mingluan: "What are you laughing about?"

Yin Muhu: "Nothing, just remembering something pleasant."

Du Mingluan: "..."

On the shattered arena, Xue Jing pulled the Fu Rabbit blade out of the ground and looked up at the sky.

The sky was clear and cloudless, except for a few wisps of white clouds on the horizon, where a small black dot was expanding, like an ink blot on a painting.

It was an airplane.

A sleek, streamlined aircraft painted entirely in black, exuding a high-tech feel.

Xue Jing watched in amazement as the black plane rapidly approached, heading straight for the sports center.

"Is that... sent by White Crow to pick me up?"

Xue Jing was a bit puzzled.

Did they plan to pick him up directly from the sports center?

How would they land? The sports center's roof had a hollow structure that wasn't entirely open, with no space for a plane to land. If it tried to fly in, the outcome would be a collision with the audience seats.

Although he was puzzled, Xue Jing wasn't worried. White Crow must have had a plan if they dared to attempt this.

He didn't have to wait long—just over ten seconds later.

"Swoosh——"

A sharp, piercing sound, like the air being forcibly torn apart, began to fill the sports center, growing louder by the second.

The people inside the sports center also noticed and wondered what was happening.

"Swoosh——"

At this moment, the black plane had closed in to within two hundred meters of the sports center, yet it showed no signs of slowing down.

To Xue Jing's astonishment, the speeding plane came to a sudden halt directly above the sports center's roof, transitioning from extreme motion to absolute stillness.

It just... stopped in mid-air!

The powerful inertia of the large, speeding object was abruptly halted, and a violent gust of wind immediately burst forth from its body.

"Hoo——"

The audience in the sports center was buffeted by the wind, unable to keep their eyes open as snacks, hats, and all sorts of things went flying everywhere.

"What is that? A plane? Where did it come from?"

Amid everyone's astonished gazes, the plane slowly descended from the air.

The plane, which showed no sign of any hovering devices on its exterior, defied gravity and descended like an alien UFO, coming to rest on the ground.

The embedded door on the plane's body slid open, and out stepped a woman wearing a black, tight-fitting tactical suit. Her lithe, muscular figure resembled that of a female panther. It was Hu Ren, aka Hollow Blade.

She tucked her short hair, slightly ruffled by the wind, behind her ear and looked toward Xue Jing, who stood not far away:

"It's been a while, Xue Jing. I'm not late, am I?"

Xue Jing checked the time on his phone.

It was right on time; as he looked, the clock ticked over from 【17:00】 to 【17:01】.

"No, you're right on time, Captain Hu Ren."

Xue Jing smiled and replied.

Hu Ren looked around at the left and right stands and then at the shattered arena and the human-shaped crater in the ground.

"Looks like you're done here too... Let's talk on the plane. Is there anything else you need to bring?"

Xue Jing, holding the Fu Rabbit blade: "No, let's go."

"Amid the dumbfounded stares of everyone else in the arena, Xue Jing boarded the plane with Hu Ren.

As the black plane hovered and rose, floating away from the sports center like a UFO, Kou Chenjian, who was standing in the contestant spectator area, scratched his head in confusion.

"Showing off and then running away?"

...

Inside the cabin, Xue Jing gazed out the window, feeling a sense of novelty.

In fact, for some unknown reason, planes were extremely rare in this world, and there weren't even any civilian aircraft. Most people traveled by land and sea, not by air.

Excluding his previous life, this was Xue Jing's first time seeing an airplane... not counting helicopters.

Shan Zhen, with his crew cut and wearing a vest and military pants, sat next to Xue Jing and winked at him.

"You're something else, Xue Jing. That was quite a show back there. You've gotten even stronger in such a short time."

"You've got a ton of fangirls online now. If you were to open an account on any social media platform... I shudder to think how many risque photos you'd receive in your inbox."

Xue Jing smiled and casually replied, "You probably don't know, but I've got a lot of male fans too. Going by what you said, I really don't want to receive a bunch of dick pics."

Shan Zhen froze for a moment. "...Yeah, that's true."

Hu Ren, with her back to Xue Jing, squatted down and opened the built-in refrigerator in the cabin. She took out a can of soda and tossed it to Xue Jing.

Xue Jing caught the can and looked at the packaging. It read 'Xinsha Soda'.

He hadn't seen this drink before.

Hu Ren spoke up, "This is produced by a beverage company in Edge City 069. It's quite popular among local hunters in the borderlands. Give it a try."

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow.

Ever since the Eternal Night War, the Xia Empire had been divided into nine metropolitan areas, each further divided into three zones: Inner Ring, Outer Ring, and Borderlands.

From the inside out, they were the Inner Ring, Outer Ring, and the Edge Cities.

Edge Cities, located on the outermost fringes of the metropolitan areas, were more like fortress defense lines than actual cities, serving to keep dangerous creatures from the borderlands at bay.

This was why, despite the numerous anomalies that had appeared in this world, the Inner and Outer Rings remained relatively peaceful.

The dangers were mostly kept outside the Edge Cities.

None of the Edge Cities had specific names, only numbers—there was no point in naming a place that could be destroyed at any moment.

It was surprising to find a beverage company in such a place.

Xue Jing popped open the can, releasing a 'hiss' of carbonation, and took a small sip.

The moment the soda touched his tongue, a spicy sensation exploded in his mouth, spreading from his throat throughout his body, thanks to the soda's distinctive fizziness.

"That's a unique flavor," Xue Jing commented.

This drink would be too spicy for ordinary people to handle.

But for him, the level of spiciness was just right.

Hu Ren smiled and said, "Edge City 069 is a legendary Edge City in the Fifth Metropolitan Area. It has been standing for over a hundred years."

"Every time an Edge City falls, the numbering of the new Edge City built to replace it will move up. Now, the newest Edge City in the Fifth Metropolitan Area is already in the 400s."

"Of the Edge Cities numbered below 200, only Edge City 069 remains standing."

Xue Jing nodded in realization. "I see."

No wonder there was a beverage company here... If this place had been standing for over a hundred years, its facilities were probably not too different from those of a regular city.

"By the way, Captain Hu Ren," Xue Jing said, turning to the unremarkable-looking woman, "what's the deal with this plane? It doesn't really seem like a plane; it's more like an alien UFO."

Before Hu Ren could answer, Shan Zhen interjected, hands on his chest and a smug look on his face.

"Impressive, isn't it? This is a 'Dragon Core Aircraft'."

"The power source of this plane is a dragon species' core organ."

Shan Zhen explained.

"As you saw earlier, this plane has extreme freedom in takeoff and landing. It doesn't need to taxi to generate lift, and it can come to a stop in mid-air without any external assistance."

"That's because its mode of flight relies on the 'anti-gravity biofield' generated by the dragon core."

"Pretty cool, huh?"

Hu Ren smacked him on the head. "It's not like you built it. What are you so proud of?"

Shan Zhen: "..."

"The Dragon Core Aircraft has many advantages, but the biggest one is that it's currently the only aircraft that can guarantee safe flight at high altitudes."

Hu Ren said, her eyes lighting up as she looked out the window. "Oh? Perfect timing. Look over there."

Xue Jing followed her gaze.

Outside the round porthole, amidst the clouds, there was a...dragon?

Xue Jing's eyes widened slightly.

It was a creature akin to the legendary flying dragon, with two fleshy wings on its back and scales all over its body.

Its body length was about five or six meters. Most of its scales were red, with buff-colored scales on its belly, and its neck was covered in brown mane. It had only two hind legs and no front claws.

"A dragon species?" Xue Jing narrowed his eyes.

"Indeed, a dragon species," Xu Ren affirmed.

"Ever since the death of God and the emergence of the Borderlands, countless interdimensional creatures have entered this world. Over two hundred years, land-dwelling, sea-dwelling, and airborne species have gradually formed their own ecosystems."

The dragon species they were observing was heading in a different direction from the plane and was now gradually moving away.

Xu Ren continued, "However, just over thirty years ago, the vast majority of airborne species went extinct."

Intrigued by this rare knowledge he didn't possess, Xue Jing asked, "Why?"

"Because of the dragon species," Xu Ren replied.

"The sudden appearance of an extremely large number of dragon species led to most airborne species being predated to extinction within just a few years."

"Dragon species are hailed as the kings of the airborne species. While they are strong, their numbers are scarce, and they wouldn't normally affect the airborne ecosystem."

"However, over thirty years ago, a 'super creature'-level dragon species descended upon this world. We named it—the Dragon Mother."

Xue Jing raised his hand. "Wait, what's a 'super creature'?"

Xu Ren was already accustomed to Xue Jing's lack of common knowledge and began to explain:

"Simply put, it's a creature with a danger level rating of 10 or above."

"Level 10?" Xue Jing blinked.

The most dangerous creature he knew of was the Heaven-Lodged Insect Queen, which could give birth to cockroach monsters and had a maximum danger level of 6.2, capable of destroying a city.

Moreover, the danger level ratings increased exponentially, with each 0.1 increment representing a 1.414-fold increase over the previous level.

If the danger level were 10... Xue Jing calculated in his mind, it would be roughly—six million times that of the Heaven-Lodged Insect Queen.

Xue Jing drew in a cold breath.

Although it was only a "six million times more dangerous" rather than "six million times stronger," it was still terrifying.

"Super creatures are existences capable of world-ending catastrophes," Xu Ren said.

"And the 'super dragon species' that descended over thirty years ago, we named it—the Dragon Mother."

"It possesses a single, extremely simple ability."

Xu Ren continued slowly, "Procreation."

Xue Jing furrowed his brows. "Procreation? As in giving birth?"

Xu Ren nodded. "Yes."

"Its ability is similar to that of the Heaven-Lodged Insect Queen, but on a scale that is completely unmatched."

"Any simple ability, when scaled up to a certain extent, becomes an unimaginable calamity."

"The Dragon Mother can continuously produce dragon species at a rate of one per second, leading to their rampant proliferation and the predation of most airborne species."

"And that is why we humans cannot fly airplanes. The sky belongs to the dragons, and anything flying at an altitude of several thousand meters is at constant risk of attack by dragon species."

Xu Ren tapped the cabin floor with her foot.

"Only this 'Dragon Core Aircraft,' equipped with a 'bio-force field,' can blend in and be mistaken for another dragon, thus avoiding attacks."

"Currently, countries around the world periodically organize large-scale 'Dragon Extermination Campaigns' to prevent the dragon species from swarming not only the skies but also the land."

Xue Jing thought for a moment and asked, "Aren't dragon species materials quite valuable? In a sense, isn't this a good thing?"

Xu Ren shook her head. "If only it were that simple... However, the 'dragon species' produced by the Dragon Mother disappear without a trace, turning into dust upon death, leaving nothing behind."

Xue Jing asked in confusion, "Then isn't the Dragon Mother just a big nuisance? Why not get rid of it?"

"Of course, we would if we could," Xu Ren said, crossing her arms. "In fact, when the Dragon Mother was first discovered, top-tier powerhouses attempted to capture or kill it."

"But... we couldn't."

Xu Ren pointed upwards. "It resides in space, over 10,000 kilometers above the ground, orbiting the planet like a satellite."

"And when it was first discovered, it was already surrounded by—a million dragon horde!"

...

(End of Chapter)

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